Fair working conditions, safely structured buildings, and worker empowerment are just three of the 354 guidelines Fair Trade USA has structured to rule what makes fair trade clothing, food, home products, and everything else you buy actually fair trade certified. It’s a lot more than just calling an article of clothing fair trade that makes it actually free of unfair labor practices.

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The coffee you're drinking may harm people or the planet, and Hugh Jackman wants to change that.
The Australian actor, best known for his role as Wolverine on X-Men, stars in a new documentary exploring the role that socially responsible coffee plays in helping African farmers.

Bay Area-based nonprofit Fair Trade USA works across a wide range of industries to ensure ethical production of consumer products. The group's Fair Trade Apparel program, which was established in 2012, grew an astonishing 358% in 2014. With recent the garment factory tragedies around the world, Fair Trade USA is offering actual solutions for many brands to help address supply chain issues. The group gives garment industry workers a voice, and ensures the safety of laborers and artisans around the world.

Sugar Land, TX (May 6, 2015) – A few days shy of World Fair Trade Day (May 9), Wholesome!™ announced that, to date, it has paid more than $10 million in Fair Trade premiums to its farming cooperatives and partners. In celebration, the company released a five minute, documentary-style video that puts a real face and story behind Fair Trade, organic farming. Filmed by Emmy-nominated and Sundance Award-winning filmmakers, this heartfelt video tells the story of a Wholesome!